The Senate is expected to resume consideration of a revised version of S. 1789 [PDF], the 21st Century Postal Service Act, with proceedings broadcast and Webcast live on C-SPAN. Consideration of the bill began on April 17. “We are analyzing the new provisions carefully and will comment once we have completed our review,” said APWU […]
Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando on the new version of S. 1789, The 21st Century Postal Service Act April 17, 2012 — Today, the four co-sponsors of S. 1789 introduced a new version of their bill to reform the Postal Service and the Senate has voted to debate this legislation in the days ahead. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Jay Rockefeller today issued the following statement on a procedural vote on the Senate postal reform bill. “The Postal Service needs to get its financial house in order, and I’m glad that the Senate agreed to start the debate on this issue. I believe that we ought to have a thorough […]
NAPS: S. 1789 Update: Doubt cast on future of the bill Within minutes of the start of Senate consideration of postal legislation, the horrors of the Senate’s dysfunctional rules swallowed up debate on the postal measure this afternoon. After nearly three-quarters of the Senate voted this morning to move ahead to consider postal legislation, one […]
Senate Takes Up Postal Service Reforms: Sanders’ Provisions to be Added to Bill WASHINGTON, April 17 – The Senate today voted 74-22 to take up legislation to modernize the U.S. Postal Service. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a group of more than two dozen senators who pressed to make the bill stronger. “Today’s vote clears […]
WASHINGTON – The lead sponsors of a reasonable and bipartisan postal reform bill unveiled a new draft Tuesday that incorporates changes suggested by fellow Senators, particularly regarding post office and processing plant closures and overnight delivery standards. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, Federal Financial Management […]
White paper drafted by international financial advisory firm Lazard WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2012 — Successful revitalization of the U.S. Postal Service requires a strategic business plan that leverages the unmatched reach of its network, legislative action to relieve it of obligations no other business bears and shared sacrifice from all stakeholders, says the renowned […]
From NAPUS: Slightly before noontime, the Senate voted to bring up S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief. The vote was 74-22, 14 votes more than necessary to invoke “cloture”. The Senate is conducting general debate on postal reform and will proceed to consider amendments, the first being the “managers’ substitute” that will be filed by […]
From the National League Of Postmasters: Postal Legislation: S. 1789 to proceed to Senate Floor for Debate, Consideration, and a Eventually a Vote Both parties in the Senate have reached an agreement to reconsider the cloture vote tomorrow, April 17, on the motion to proceed to S.1789 that failed a little less than a month […]
Congressional lawmakers return to Washington today from a two-week recess. Nearly right off the bat, there is a strong possibility that postal legislation will come up for action on the Senate floor as early as Tuesday. This will occur after the Senate completes a procedural vote on a separate tax measure later today. The Senate […]